Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-10-28
OF THE ELECTION RETURNS.
ACT sAsUARY so, 1874.

ACT JASUART 90, 1874.
SEC. 13. AS soon as the POLLS shall close. the
officers of the election shall proceed to count
all the votes cast for each candidate voted
for, and make q fnil return OF the game in
trlplicate, with return sheet in addition, in
all OF which the votes received by each can
didate shall be given after his name. first
in words then, in figures and shall be sign
ed by al tho said officers and by over. eers, if
any, or if not 50 certified, the overseers and
any officer refusing to sign or certify, or
either OF them, shall write upon each Of
the returns his or their reason "a not signing
or certifying them. The vote soon a.
counted. shall also be publicly and fully de-
clared from the window to tine citizens pre-
sent, and Il brief statement showing the votes
received by each candidate shall be made
and signed by the election offers as soon
rs the votes are counted; and the same shall
be immediately posted upon the door of the
elcttio house for information of the public.
The tripiica;e returns shall be enclosed in
envelopes and be scaled in the presence of
the officers, aud one envelope, with the unseal-
ed return sheet given to the Judge which
stall coptain one list of voters tally papers and
oath CT officers, and another OF SAID envelopes
shall be given TO the minority inspector. All
jadges living within twelve miles of the
Pruthonotary's Office, or within twenty-four-
miles. if their residence hc in town, city
or village upon the line of q railroad leading
to the county seat, shall before two O'Clock
pas, meridian OF the day after tue election
and eli other Judges shall, before twelve
O'Clock meridian Of the, second day after the
election. deliver said return, together with
return sheet, To the prothonotaiy of the
court of common pleas OF the county, which
said return shall be fled. and the day and the
hour Of Hing marked thereon AM shall be
preserved by the proihonutary for public
inspection. At twelve O'Clock on the second
day following any election, the prothonotary
Of the oil p0mmnn Dioac ehan
The said returns to the said court. In coun-
ties where there is no resident president
judge, the associate indge shall perform the
dniies imposed uPou the court OF common
pleas, which sha, convene for said purpose;
the return presented by the prothoE otary
shall he opened BY said court and computed
by such of its officers and such sworn assis-
iants as the court shall arIont; IN the pres
ence OF the Judge or judges of said couri, on
The return certified and GER
tif!cates of election issued under
the seal of the cour; as Is now required TO
he done by return judges; and the vote as so
computed aud certified shall be made matter
OF record in said court. The sessions of said
court shat. be cpened to the public, and In
case tho returns Of al election district shall be
missing when tho returns are presented, or in
any case of complaint Of qualified elector
under oath, charging palpabie frand or mis-
take. and particularly specifying the alleged
fraud or mistake. or where fraud or mistake
is apparent on the return. the court, shall ex-
anime the return and IT, IN the judgment Of
the court, it shall be necessary to Just re-
turn, sail court shall issue summary process
against tho elect on officers and overseers,
in any o: the election districts complained Of,
10 bring them forthwith into court, with ali
election papers in their possessions; and if pal
pablo mistake or fraud shall be discovered it
ehall, upon such hearing as may be deemed
to enghteu the court, be corrected
ny the court and So certified; but al allega-
tons of ralpabls fraud or mistake shall be
decided by the said court within three days
after the day the returns ase brought into
court for computation, and the said inquiry
shall be directed only to palpable fraud or mis-
take, ead shall not be deemed judicial adju-
dication to conclude any contest now or here
after to be provided by law. and the other Of
eaid tripiicate returns shall be he placed in
box and sealed mp With the ballots. II any
Of the said judges shall himself be candidate
for any Office OF any election, he shall not sit
with tie court, or act in counting the returns
of such election. and in such cases the other
Judges, ii any. shall act.
Given under my hand at my office at Butler,
this Gil Gsy CT October. III tho year of our
Lord, 1877. aud III Tire 1i2th year OF the Inde-
pendeuco Of tho United States Of North
America.
PETER KRAMER,
Sheriff Of Butler County.